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In episode four Philip and Stacie examine the end of Guru Jagat’s life. They discuss the external and internal stressors she experiences as a small business owner and a spiritual teacher during a time when call-out culture and the pandemic cause major shifts culturally and in the wellness world.

 They continue to point out the stark differences between Ra Ma and 3HO, what it means to leave each of these organizations, and what’s at stake when members face reckonings within their communities.

 Finally, they look at the methods of artifice in documentaries and ask what ingredients are included or left out to make a compelling narrative, and how this form of storytelling differs from activism or journalism.

Links:

• https://www.vice.com/en/article/inside-the-dubious-world-of-ra-ma-yoga-and-its-girl-boss-guru-jagat/
• https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/the-second-coming-of-guru-jagat?srsltid=AfmBOoqwSuuiAxuHruG_3FiGr34kXoMoSUuW1AqKLQtaT4J6RDEUTIJK
• https://laist.com/podcasts/imperfectparadise/queen-of-conspiracy-theories
• https://lamag.com/featured/yogi-bhajan
• https://www.baaznews.org/p/3hos-boarding-schools-abuse-yogi-bhajan
• https://www.baaznews.org/p/yogi-bhajan-siri-singh-sahib-expose

Stacie Stukin:

• "Yogi Bhajan Turned an L.A. Yoga Studio into a Juggernaut, and Left Two Generations of Followers Reeling from Alleged Abuse" for Los Angeles Magazine (2020): 

Philip Deslippe:

• "From Maharaj to Mahan Tantric: The Construction of Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini Yoga" for Sikh Formations (2012): 
• Yogic Studies Course on Sikhism and Yoga with Jvala Singh
• Commissioned report from An Olive Branch 2020

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Engineer: Scott Okamoto

Production Assistance: Kari Onishi

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